Category Archives: Dream Work, Fantasies, Symbols, Metaphor

From Marie-Louise von Franz

By grabbing their own fantasies and pulling them too eagerly into the light of consciousness and by interpreting them at once with too much intensity, many people destroy their secret inner life. Creativity sometimes needs the protection of darkness, of … Continue reading

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Dreaming and Wondering

In my dream, Steve and I were starting a retreat together, and the organizer told me that I would be cooking the meals. All the meals. I didn’t know anything about the menus, food stock, number of people attending the … Continue reading

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Dreaming the Music

As dawn brightened a shadowy summer morn, I dreamed. One young man slim and dark Looking for the music or even just a pen to write it down so he could learn it. Nowhere Nowhere could he find this music. … Continue reading

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